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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases down for 4th day; critical cases at over 3-month high

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases dropped for the fourth straight day Sunday, but the number of seriously ill patients hit an over three-month high amid the fast sp
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(LEAD) N. Korea hits out at U.N. chief over remarks on denuclearization

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea accused U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday of lacking impartiality as head of the global agency, taking issue with his denuclearization-related remarks duri
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New COVID-19 cases down for 4th day on fewer testing

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases dropped for the fourth straight day Sunday on fewer virus tests during the weekend but stayed above the 100,000 mark for the sixth day in a row amid the fast spread of a highly contagiou
(URGENT) New COVID-19 deaths reach 57, total at 25,623: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 119,603 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Heavy rain-caused deaths stand at 14; number of missing revised down to 4

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The deaths from last week's heavy rains stood at 14 and the number of people registered missing was revised down to four from five as one person was mistakenly reported missing, officials said Sunday.Of the dead, eight
N. Korea hits out at U.N. chief over remarks on denuclearization

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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea accused U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday of lacking impartiality as head of the global agency, taking issue with his denuclearization-related remarks during a visit to Seoul last week.In a press
Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul31/25Sunny80Incheon30/25Sunny70Suwon31/26Sunny80Cheongju31/26Rain90Da
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(News Focus) Yoon to mark first 100 days in office amid unusually low approval ratings

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- One hundred days into office, President Yoon Suk-yeol has seen his approval ratings more than halve to somewhere around 25 percent in the wake of unpopular personnel appointments and policy proposals, but no d
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases down for 3rd day; deaths at over 3-month high

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional info in para 6)SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases declined for the third straight day Saturday but remained above the 100,000 level for the fifth day in a row amid the fast spread of t
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Heavy rain-caused deaths this week rise to 14; 5 go missing

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Deaths from this week's heavy rains have risen to 14, and five have gone missing, officials said Saturday.Of the dead, eight were in Seoul, four in the surrounding Gyeonggi Province and two in the eastern Gangwon Provin
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(LEAD) Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins more rounds of voting for new DP leadership

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), secured yet another victory in regional races to elect the new party leadership Satur
Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins more rounds of voting for new DP leadership

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SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), secured yet another victory in regional races to elect the new party leadership Saturday.Lee secured more than 70 percent of th
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(LEAD) Suspended ruling party chief again cries foul over leadership switch

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with suspended party chief's comments, background info)SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The suspended chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Lee Jun-seok, again cried foul Saturday over a party leadership switch, whi
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Suspended ruling party chief again cries foul over leadership switch

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The suspended chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) again cried foul Saturday over a party leadership switch, which he claims is aimed at removing him from his position.Lee Jun-seok's party membership was susp
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Military reports 1,999 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,999 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 237,105, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,386 from the Army, 231 from t
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases down for 3rd day; deaths at over 3-month high

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS photos, details in paras 7, 9-14)SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases declined for the third straight day Saturday but remained above the 100,000 level for the fifth day in a row amid the
New COVID-19 cases down for 3rd consecutive day

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SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases declined for the third straight day Saturday but remained above the 100,000 level for the fifth day in a row amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 124,592
(URGENT) New COVID-19 deaths reach 67, total at 25,566: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 124,592 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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